Bible: 1 Samuel 8:10-18

8:10So Samuelspoke allthe wordsof the Lordtothe peoplewho were askinghim for a king.8:11He said, “Hereare the policiesof the kingwhowill rule overyou: He will conscriptyour sonsand putthem in his chariot forcesand in his cavalry; they will runin frontof his chariot.8:12He will appointfor himself leadersof thousandsand leadersof fifties,1as well as those who plowhis ground, reaphis harvest, and makehis weaponsof warand his chariotequipment.8:13He will takeyour daughtersto be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.8:14He will takeyour bestfieldsand vineyardsand givethem to his own servants.8:15He will demand a tenthof your seedand of the produce of your vineyardsand giveit to his administrators2and his servants.8:16He will takeyour maleand femaleservants, as well as your bestcattleand your donkeys, and assignthem for his own use.8:17He will demand a tenthof your flocks, and you yourselveswill behis servants.8:18In that dayyou will cryout becauseof your kingwhomyou have chosenfor yourselves, but the Lordwon’t answeryou in that day.”3